:00:00. > :00:00.It's already the world's largest festival
:00:07. > :00:10.but this year's Proms have got even bigger
:00:11. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:00:13. > :00:19.Tonight - a warning that a growing number of people could contract
:00:20. > :00:23.cancer from their exposure to asbestos in hospitals.
:00:24. > :00:26.This programme has obtained figures showing 94% of London
:00:27. > :00:30.The NHS argues it's safe as long as the material is not disturbed,
:00:31. > :00:32.but some experts and workers unions claim it's leading to more
:00:33. > :00:44.Charlotte Franks begins her report with the testimony of an NHS doctor
:00:45. > :00:53.It seems there may have been a lot of asbestos in the tunnels
:00:54. > :00:57.of the hospital where I spent six years training.
:00:58. > :01:00.Everybody, students, doctors, nurses, porters, used the tunnels.
:01:01. > :01:05.Of the four doctors who trained at this hospital
:01:06. > :01:08.and who subsequently developed mesothelioma in the past five years,
:01:09. > :01:11.Doctor Andrew Lawson wrote about his condition in 2010.
:01:12. > :01:16.He'd been suffering with mesothelioma, a type of lung
:01:17. > :01:21.cancer caused by bleeding in asbestos dust.
:01:22. > :01:25.That somebody gets cheated of their life and future.
:01:26. > :01:29.He was only half way through his life.
:01:30. > :01:32.Andrew says he contracted it whilst training at the hospital.
:01:33. > :01:40.A claim that the NHS Trust refuses to be drawn on.
:01:41. > :01:42.White asbestos, the type in hospitals, has been deemed safe
:01:43. > :01:47.They warn its presence in hospital needs to be addressed.
:01:48. > :01:50.It could be said to be a ticking time bomb.
:01:51. > :01:52.The numbers of people developing mesothelioma in this
:01:53. > :02:04.The expected peak has been exceeded several times already.
:02:05. > :02:06.The prediction of when numbers of mesothelioma cases
:02:07. > :02:09.are going to peak has been moved forward several times since I've
:02:10. > :02:13.There are now calls for the Government to urgently remove
:02:14. > :02:26.We know that asbestos kills people. We know that the longer it stays in
:02:27. > :02:29.the building the more chance of it being disturbed and therefore we
:02:30. > :02:37.know that it is likely at some time in the future it will be responsible
:02:38. > :02:42.for the deaths of members of the public and workers. According to
:02:43. > :02:49.figures, a thousand people from London died of mesothelioma it clean
:02:50. > :02:55.2011-15. Several victims were nurses and doctors but it's believed the
:02:56. > :03:03.true number of hospital workers are factored is high on Fire. 94% of the
:03:04. > :03:08.capital sought bottles still contain asbestos. Andrew was typical of
:03:09. > :03:14.mesothelioma sufferers. It took years for his symptoms to show. Once
:03:15. > :03:20.diagnosed, most people are expected to live between 12 and 21 months. We
:03:21. > :03:23.all know about the dangers of asbestos but they failed to take
:03:24. > :03:26.enough action to remove the risk for those that work there.
:03:27. > :03:28.Charlotte joins me now for more on this.
:03:29. > :03:32.Charlotte what's been the response from the government?
:03:33. > :03:39.If there was to be a mass asbestos removal programme across all
:03:40. > :03:43.hospitals and London, you might think the Department of Health would
:03:44. > :03:49.be responsible for it. It would cost a considerable amount of money if it
:03:50. > :03:54.took place. The department, with operational responsibility for
:03:55. > :04:03.asbestos in NHS, states that following the report they have
:04:04. > :04:07.installed as -- they haven't decided whether or not to remove asbestos.
:04:08. > :04:13.There are strict rules and regulations in place so that
:04:14. > :04:19.asbestos is registered and contained, they say. When building
:04:20. > :04:20.work is carried out, experts are brought in to safely dispose of it.
:04:21. > :04:24.Thank you for that. A new cycle hire scheme wear bikes
:04:25. > :04:29.don't need docking - but there are fears
:04:30. > :04:42.they could cause obstructions. Half of London's police stations are
:04:43. > :04:47.to close under new plans announced by the Mayor of London. He says
:04:48. > :04:50.budget constraints have given him little choice but to shock but he
:04:51. > :04:58.claims are underused front counters. He once to save money in order to
:04:59. > :05:02.have more officers on the beat. It means that the capital will be left
:05:03. > :05:06.with only one station in each Babar. -- he wants to save money in order.
:05:07. > :05:12.The home of Scotland Yard from now on.
:05:13. > :05:14.Fifty years ago, the Met police were celebrating moving
:05:15. > :05:26.Sold off a couple of years back, part of ?1 billion worth
:05:27. > :05:29.of buildings sold by the Met to help cover its costs.
:05:30. > :05:33.Today the Mayor announced a consultation that could see dozens
:05:34. > :05:35.more police stations and police buildings sold off.
:05:36. > :05:37.The number of closures planned in this consultation run,
:05:38. > :05:45.That's not all, though, there is also a list
:05:46. > :05:47.of other office buildings, like car parks, that
:05:48. > :05:52.It then moves onto list of things called partnerships.
:05:53. > :05:56.You may remember once upon a time we were told there would be police
:05:57. > :05:58.officers in places like supermarkets and libraries and
:05:59. > :06:05.There are also what are called safer neighbourhood bases,
:06:06. > :06:08.where officers are based at the moment, around 100 of those
:06:09. > :06:20.City Hall says each borough will be left with one police station open 24
:06:21. > :06:23.hours a day and says it will stick to promises
:06:24. > :06:28.I'm afraid I can't give the reassurance to Londoners that
:06:29. > :06:31.police officers won't be lost as a consequence of Government cuts.
:06:32. > :06:37.We've worked out if we close down police station front counters
:06:38. > :06:40.we will save roughly ?10 million because it means
:06:41. > :06:45.If we sell off those police stations, police buildings,
:06:46. > :06:47.we can save in the region of ?170 million.
:06:48. > :06:49.But I've still got a big, big black hole.
:06:50. > :06:52.I think there are better ways of providing policing and we've seen
:06:53. > :06:56.We've seen that with a more localised type of policing service.
:06:57. > :07:00.But you've got to take the public along with you.
:07:01. > :07:03.If you don't do that, then you can't really call
:07:04. > :07:10.If the mayor's plans go ahead, London will have seen more
:07:11. > :07:13.than a 100 police stations close over the past five years.
:07:14. > :07:25.There is more money and more officers for each Londoner
:07:26. > :07:30.And the Mayor's given his reaction to last night's acid attack
:07:31. > :07:36.As we've been hearing, two teenagers have been arrested
:07:37. > :07:39.in connection what's believed to be attempted robberies in east London.
:07:40. > :07:55.Last week we told you that acid attacks have been rising
:07:56. > :07:58.dramatically in London. Let's look at what happened last night first.
:07:59. > :08:02.Five attacks in just 90 minutes. It began on Hackney Road at 1025 -
:08:03. > :08:06.when two men on a moped threw 25 minutes later another man
:08:07. > :08:18.was attacked in Islington. In another 50 minutes,
:08:19. > :08:23.three more attacks one Another on Cazenuve Roas
:08:24. > :08:26.in Stoke Newington - the victim this time suffered
:08:27. > :08:28.life-changing injuries. And the final attack happened
:08:29. > :08:31.just after half past 11 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
:08:32. > :08:41.said he was alarmed. We're speaking to the
:08:42. > :08:43.Government about changing laws around acid attacks but also
:08:44. > :08:48.speaking to supermarkets, retailers and manufacturers about regulation
:08:49. > :08:51.around this because many of us have household goods,
:08:52. > :08:53.detergents, drain unblockers, which We've got to make sure
:08:54. > :08:58.we have a common-sense approach. Where there are loopholes
:08:59. > :09:02.we are going to close them down. Overall acids attacks
:09:03. > :09:07.have risen year in year, in 2014/2015 - 188
:09:08. > :09:14.people were injured. The following financial year
:09:15. > :09:17.it increased to 317. And up until April this year it has
:09:18. > :09:23.jumped again to 398. Earlier I spoke to a victim
:09:24. > :09:38.of an acid attack. He was attacked by men on mopeds
:09:39. > :09:39.outside a hospital over a month ago. He raised his arm and a liquid
:09:40. > :09:46.didn't hit his face. Suddenly, when the burning sensation
:09:47. > :09:49.started on my forearms and my face, forcing me to close my eyes as well
:09:50. > :09:52.and try to open it, but as soon as you open it,
:09:53. > :09:55.the burning sensation in the eye. It was like somebody had just
:09:56. > :10:02.taken a knife and just... You can feel inside as well,
:10:03. > :10:06.that life is not the same as it used to be before when you were just
:10:07. > :10:09.walking on the road. When I see the other attacks,
:10:10. > :10:13.I think a week or ten days after my one, the two cousins,
:10:14. > :10:18.when I see that poor lady, Syed was talking about these two
:10:19. > :10:32.cousins, Jameel Muktar and Resham Khan, who were attacked
:10:33. > :10:35.with acid just over three They have been left
:10:36. > :10:41.with life-changing injuries. So what do you do if you've been
:10:42. > :10:44.involved in an attack? Remove contaminated
:10:45. > :10:45.jewellery and clothing. Rinse yourself with as much
:10:46. > :11:07.water as possible. Hopefully people will be to use that
:11:08. > :11:18.advice but it is useful in the meantime. -- won't need to use that
:11:19. > :11:19.advice. Sorry, I'll take you to the next story.
:11:20. > :11:23.A new bike hire hire scheme set up to rival the Mayor's hire scheme has
:11:24. > :11:27.The bikes don't need to be docked and can be booked
:11:28. > :11:29.through your mobile phone, but as our Transport Correspondent
:11:30. > :11:31.Tom Edwards reports, the scheme has been criticised
:11:32. > :11:37.A Chinese company arrived this week putting hundreds of these high-tech
:11:38. > :11:49.That unlocks and now you can basically free up the bike.
:11:50. > :11:56.OBike schemes are huge in Southeast Asia.
:11:57. > :11:58.The company says it wants to work with the authorities.
:11:59. > :12:03.The big difference is oBikes don't have docking stations.
:12:04. > :12:06.This means they can be left anywhere.
:12:07. > :12:08.Cluttering pavements, bikes left in the wrong places.
:12:09. > :12:17.In terms of cluttering the bikes, we are going to be doing a very
:12:18. > :12:24.We are going to make sure that from the get-go we are not
:12:25. > :12:27.We want to introduce ourselves to Londoners.
:12:28. > :12:38.They will have to work with local authorities
:12:39. > :12:41.on the distribution of the bicycles, how the bikes are maintained,
:12:42. > :12:43.on whether there is clutter in particular locations.
:12:44. > :12:49.There are a lot of things they need to resolve,
:12:50. > :12:51.but ultimately they need safe cycle tracks and that's
:12:52. > :12:54.But as we found out, without docking stations,
:12:55. > :13:01.These oBikes in Hammersmith have been served with
:13:02. > :13:04.removal notices for obstructing the pavement.
:13:05. > :13:08.Thousands are planned by the end of the summer and councils
:13:09. > :13:17.It's really unhelpful when oBike just dump their bikes in the borough
:13:18. > :13:20.and it doesn't help with the public perception of the bike
:13:21. > :13:29.I'm really annoyed that they have gone
:13:30. > :13:32.Tonight the company said it will remove 400
:13:33. > :13:38.With more schemes underway, the Mayor is
:13:39. > :13:41.also guarded, saying these schemes have to be introduced in a way
:13:42. > :13:59.Coming up: the crowds gathering ahead of the first night of the
:14:00. > :14:04.Proms. This year it is bigger than ever but it's not just about
:14:05. > :14:09.traditional venues. And centre code is based in some
:14:10. > :14:13.beautiful evening sunlight. More tennis at the weekend but will there
:14:14. > :14:19.be more sunshine? Full forecast to come.
:14:20. > :14:23.It's been called London's Cathedral of Science and today
:14:24. > :14:30.the Francis Crick Institute welcomed the King and Queen of Spain.
:14:31. > :14:33.The royal couple were there to meet the dozens of Spanish scientists
:14:34. > :14:35.working at the leading biomedical research centre - hoping
:14:36. > :14:39.So - will they be tempted once the UK leaves the EU?
:14:40. > :14:47.At the Francis Crick Institute in King's Cross, the King and Queen
:14:48. > :14:49.of Spain arrive as part of their state visit.
:14:50. > :14:52.The building has been described as a ?700 million altar
:14:53. > :14:58.to biomedical science in the heart of London.
:14:59. > :15:01.Dozens of the researchers here are Spanish woman.
:15:02. > :15:04.One of those is Patricia Barral, who has lived in the
:15:05. > :15:09.London is a really good place, it's very multicultural and close
:15:10. > :15:12.to Spain, so it's easy to come and go.
:15:13. > :15:21.It's easy to fit in London because there's just so many people,
:15:22. > :15:25.While many schools here still struggle to attract girls
:15:26. > :15:28.into science and engineering subjects, there appears to be no
:15:29. > :15:31.The problem they starts when it comes to higher education
:15:32. > :15:40.I couldn't come back after I did my Ph.D.
:15:41. > :15:42.And the problem is that in Spain we have a lack
:15:43. > :15:48.There is not a robust research system that is going to be able
:15:49. > :15:51.to host all those scientists that have emigrated due to
:15:52. > :15:56.But with Brexit looming, will these talented female
:15:57. > :16:06.The Government is guaranteeing investment in science until 2020.
:16:07. > :16:08.But after that, research shows around a third of Spanish scientists
:16:09. > :16:15.I think right now it's really an uncertain moment.
:16:16. > :16:18.I think we need to wait for a few years and see which agreements
:16:19. > :16:20.are made and how the Government responds to the
:16:21. > :16:30.Whatever happens, researchers say as things stand they will not be
:16:31. > :16:34.Most have said they will stay in the capital,
:16:35. > :16:43.It's the biggest disability sport competition outside the Paralympics,
:16:44. > :16:47.and it's just got under way in the capital this evening.
:16:48. > :16:49.Record crowds for the World Para Athletics Championships are expected
:16:50. > :16:55.at the London Stadium over the next ten days.
:16:56. > :17:03.Chris Slegg is on the Olympic Park now.
:17:04. > :17:11.Yes, when the Paralympics was held here it was the first Paralympics
:17:12. > :17:16.ever to sell out. They've sold George and 80,000 tickets so far for
:17:17. > :17:23.these World Championships. -- too much and 80,000. One of the first
:17:24. > :17:28.athletes to sample the atmosphere tonight is Abbie, a former Surrey.
:17:29. > :17:32.She's been telling me about her experience.
:17:33. > :17:34.This is the iPad app that helps Abbie Hunnisett communicate.
:17:35. > :17:37.My main goals for the championships as to have fun, relax
:17:38. > :17:42.We sent her questions before meeting her.
:17:43. > :17:44.She's already typed in her answers, which she plays by hitting
:17:45. > :17:48.What do you think it's going to be like to compete
:17:49. > :17:50.in the World Championships in your own country?
:17:51. > :17:52.I think it is going to be incredible.
:17:53. > :17:55.I have competed before at the anniversary games
:17:56. > :18:00.Abbie's been training for her event, the F32 club throw for athletes
:18:01. > :18:04.with severe cerebral palsy and similar impairments.
:18:05. > :18:08.What would you say has been the highlight of your career so far?
:18:09. > :18:11.The first time I competed at the Olympic Stadium three years
:18:12. > :18:17.The second has to be going to Rio and the whole experience
:18:18. > :18:21.At 21, she's achieved so much already.
:18:22. > :18:23.Now Dad Mark and mum Marion are getting ready
:18:24. > :18:33.I have threatened to buy a megaphone.
:18:34. > :18:44.For me to be able to call my daughter a Paralympian
:18:45. > :18:49.It's just great to be able to go back to some of the special schools
:18:50. > :18:52.I have attended and speak to the students and show them that
:18:53. > :18:55.if they work hard and do their best, they too could achieve whatever
:18:56. > :18:58.If all goes well, Abbie Hunnisett will have another career
:18:59. > :19:10.Good luck to Mark Whittet, her event begins at 7pm. We've seen all kinds
:19:11. > :19:14.of events here. Good Formula 1 be next? Reports today of an
:19:15. > :19:19.organisation called London GP bidding to bring a British Grand
:19:20. > :19:25.Prix to the streets of the capital. A spokesman for the Mayor of London
:19:26. > :19:29.says he is aware of these proposals. We've seen many reports of trying to
:19:30. > :19:36.bring a groggy to London over the years. They've never amounted to
:19:37. > :19:46.much. -- a Grand Prix. Tonight is all about the opening night of the
:19:47. > :19:48.Worlds Para Athletics. Quite An Evening Is In Store.
:19:49. > :19:51.It's the world's largest festival of classical music and this year
:19:52. > :19:55.The Proms get underway tonight with more than 90 concerts over
:19:56. > :19:57.eight weeks and will feature established orchestras
:19:58. > :20:02.Let's join Victoria Hollins, who's at the Royal Albert Hall
:20:03. > :20:19.The Queues Have Gathered. They've Moved A Long Into The Wire Up A Paul
:20:20. > :20:27.Nuttall. It Continues To Be Hugely Popular, Not Just For Audiences That
:20:28. > :20:32.Are Coming Here. Not just --... More than 90 concerts this season from
:20:33. > :20:36.across the country. We will see performance. The Royal Albert Hall
:20:37. > :20:38.is not the only venue. There are some rather less traditional ones
:20:39. > :20:40.across London, two. This isn't perhaps this sounded
:20:41. > :20:43.usually expect from the Proms. But the London Contemporary
:20:44. > :20:45.Orchestra won't be performing This is The Tanks space
:20:46. > :20:52.at the Tate Modern. You can hear the acoustic,
:20:53. > :20:55.it's just waiting for people to come It's one of five different
:20:56. > :20:58.venues that have never There's a real opportunity
:20:59. > :21:02.that the Proms have tapped into, venues around London that offer
:21:03. > :21:05.an opportunity to hear different And this is one of the other
:21:06. > :21:13.spaces being used for performances during the Proms,
:21:14. > :21:15.the Bold Tendencies multistorey Car Park,
:21:16. > :21:19.right in the heart of Peckham. The Multi-Story Orchestra
:21:20. > :21:21.is performing in August. It's all about bringing
:21:22. > :21:23.the best music to the widest It's in places like this where
:21:24. > :21:30.people will experience classical There will also be performances
:21:31. > :21:39.in Wilton's Music Hall, including Eight Songs For A Mad King,
:21:40. > :21:42.and Southwark Cathedral Making a debut this
:21:43. > :21:54.year is the Chineke! orchestra, Europe's first
:21:55. > :21:56.professional orchestra of Black The main focus of more than 90
:21:57. > :22:00.concerts will of course still be But while the more traditional
:22:01. > :22:06.elements aren't going anywhere, there will be a wide offering
:22:07. > :22:09.for a huge range of tastes. We've got jazz, we've got world
:22:10. > :22:11.music, we've got soul, Jools Holland, we've got
:22:12. > :22:14.Sir Simon Rattle, we've got... The world's biggest classical
:22:15. > :22:21.music festival wants Standing room tickets
:22:22. > :22:47.will be made available I'm pleased to say that we have a
:22:48. > :22:54.pianist joining us now. What are the feelings this calls to a
:22:55. > :22:59.performance. I'm terribly excited. Very happy. We've been working all
:23:00. > :23:06.day, having fun, treating each other. Taking pictures. It's been
:23:07. > :23:11.great. What's the draw of the first night of the Proms and the Proms
:23:12. > :23:20.generally? It's the people. It's about the people. It's not about
:23:21. > :23:24.some kind of chic or anything, it's about music and people experiencing
:23:25. > :23:28.music together. It's phenomenal. What about those people that say
:23:29. > :23:34.they don't understand classical music? They would say, this is not
:23:35. > :23:44.for me. What producer? It is like any music. It is all about you. It
:23:45. > :23:48.is all about you and me, about emotions, feelings, understanding. I
:23:49. > :23:53.would say music is music is music. Give it a go and try it out. Look
:23:54. > :23:57.around. Not intimidating to be in such a
:23:58. > :24:05.historical venue, then? On the contrary. Thank you very much
:24:06. > :24:07.indeed. There will be tickets available for almost every
:24:08. > :24:12.performance on the day, standing only, no. -- standing room only,
:24:13. > :24:23.though. It's called Wimbledon, we can look
:24:24. > :24:31.forward to a big weekend of tennis. Before we get onto the weather. I
:24:32. > :24:38.the latest news. Roger Federer has just won his semifinal. He will play
:24:39. > :24:43.Marin Cilic. It's been an exciting day at Wimbledon. Another which is
:24:44. > :24:51.player went out today but luckily we've got Jamie might -- Jamie
:24:52. > :24:55.Murray and Heather Watson. As we had through the weekend, it will feel a
:24:56. > :25:02.lot warmer. More humid air is coming through and there will be lots of
:25:03. > :25:07.cloud. Not too much in the wake of sunshine, perhaps some showers.
:25:08. > :25:15.Overnight tonight, some late brightness. It will be cool and
:25:16. > :25:21.fresh. The cloud will start to thicken after. Overnight lows of
:25:22. > :25:26.30-14 degrees. It should be a convertible sleep. Tomorrow morning
:25:27. > :25:31.will start with early brightness. Tomorrow, bit of sunshine in the
:25:32. > :25:36.morning and then the cloud will thicken it. We might even see some
:25:37. > :25:45.light rain. This will mainly be in the middle part of the day. Sunshine
:25:46. > :25:52.in the afternoon. The temperatures will rise, property up to 24-25
:25:53. > :25:58.Celsius. On Sunday, we stand the greatest chance of seeing some late
:25:59. > :26:06.showers. That could possibly affect the men's Finder. For the most part,
:26:07. > :26:11.it should be dry. In the best of the sunshine, temperatures rising to the
:26:12. > :26:16.mid-20s, possibly higher on Sunday. Lovely weather into the start of
:26:17. > :26:21.next week. A ridge of high pressure developing. Monday and Tuesday is
:26:22. > :26:26.looking bright. The temperatures are rising and we could be looking at
:26:27. > :26:32.something close to 30 degrees. We could be looking at some thunder. By
:26:33. > :26:35.that time, the tennis will be over. Thank you, Elizabeth.
:26:36. > :26:37.Two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks
:26:38. > :26:39.which took place last night in East London.
:26:40. > :26:47.That's it, I'll be back later driven the ten o'clock news. Have a lovely
:26:48. > :26:50.weekend.